Johnson v. Bamia 2, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Paris Johnson, No. 2:22-cv-00548-KJM-AC Plaintiff, ORDER v. Bamia 2 LLC, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Paris Johnson brought this putative wage-and-hour class action against her employer, defendants Reef Global, Inc., Reef Technologies, Inc., and Bamia 2 LLC, in Sacramento County Superior Court. Defendants timely removed to this court, invoking the 20 court’s jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA). Plaintiff has moved to remand, arguing defendants failed to establish the amount in controversy exceeds $5 million. As explained below, the court finds defendants have established it is more likely than not the amount in controversy exceeds $5 million; the court therefore denies plaintiffs motion. 24 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff worked as a kitchen line cook for defendants. Compl. § 16, Not. Removal Ex. A, ECF No. 1-3. Plaintiff sued…